Onsite raids are not the only tactic in ICE’s enforcement toolkit In a new twist to the I-9 enforcement process, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has ordered audits of the hiring records of hundreds of employers.  As of March 29, 2012, ICE had notified 500 businesses “of all… read more

Simple steps can avoid big problems for employers during a worksite I-9 audit When an employer faces an ICE worksite audit, our office typically receives a frantic call from the employer who has only a few days to provide ICE with the company’s I-9 forms. A worksite I-9 audit is undoubtedly a stressful and frustrating… read more

Be prepared for a visit from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with a voluntary Form I-9 audit The usual scenario for a voluntary I-9 audit is when an employer frantically calls our office in the face of a mandatory ICE audit with only a few days to spare before the company’s I-9 forms must be… read more

Questions and Answers: Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Effective All employers are required to use the revised Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification and re-verification effective April 3, 2009. Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that effective April 3, 2009, all U.S. employers are required to use the revised Form… read more